[visordown.com] - Bonneville Speed Week cancelled due to flooding

Ninjette Newsbot · August 12th, 2014, 02:43 AM

THE Bonneville Speed Week has been cancelled due to large amounts of standing water on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.

This year marks the 100th anniversary celebration of land speed racing on the Salt Flats but the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) has had to cancel the event.

A spokesperson for the SCTA said: ‘The SCTA Board is currently on the salt, and has determined that the standing water will not dry in time for us to hold our annual Speed Week event.

‘The Board is also discussing the possibility of extending our next event - ?World Finals (Sep 30 - Oct 3) into a full week of racing as a sort of delayed Speed Week.’

Assuming the speedway does dry out in time for upcoming events, the condition of the salt after such severe flooding is still a concern to racers.

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Ninjette Newsbot All the news that's fit to excerpt Name: newsie Location: who knows? Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): only digital replicas Posts: Too much.	[visordown.com] - Bonneville Speed Week cancelled due to flooding THE Bonneville Speed Week has been cancelled due to large amounts of standing water on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. This year marks the 100th anniversary celebration of land speed racing on the Salt Flats but the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) has had to cancel the event. A spokesperson for the SCTA said: ‘The SCTA Board is currently on the salt, and has determined that the standing water will not dry in time for us to hold our annual Speed Week event. ‘The Board is also discussing the possibility of extending our next event - ?World Finals (Sep 30 - Oct 3) into a full week of racing as a sort of delayed Speed Week.’ Assuming the speedway does dry out in time for upcoming events, the condition of the salt after such severe flooding is still a concern to racers. Related Content 500cc Manxman breaks speed record Electric motorcycle land speed record broken Fastest bike in the world - onboard video The Time Tunnel - Motorcycle Speed Record Burt Munro's Speed Obsession Click here for full story... __________________________________________________ I'm a bot. I don't need no stinkin' signature...

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